Welcome to our feature sharing Homeschool Resources: Science. I would like to ask you to take a look at these resources and let me know if you’ve used them with your students. I haven’t had the opportunity to check them out but I hope to this week.
Layered Earth– Grades 5-12 – Ends 8/31
Layered Earth Geology Web is a browser-based earth science curriculum that combines an interactive earth simulator, 26 lesson plans, hundreds of interactions and simulations, and extensive teacher resources in one easy-to-use package.
Starry Night– Grades K-12
Award-winning browser-based curriculum, Starry Night Astronomy, from Simulation Curriculum Corp, combines an interactive sky simulator, lesson plans correlated to state and national standards, and extensive teacher resources in one easy-to-use package.
National Aquarium– All grades, with parental supervision
This website provides a glimpse of the over 20,000 fish, amphibians, reptiles, marine mammals, and birds living at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hands-On Science Experiments Kids Love
Children ages 5 to 12 will develop a love for science with The Young Scientists Club (TYSC) kits. These award-winning science kits developed by a team of Harvard graduates, scientists, and educators include instructions given by Celsius the Science Bug and the tools needed to perform numerous experiments that spark interest and curiosity in the scientific world. The Young Scientists Club kits provide a fun and hands-on way to explore the world and set your children on the learning adventure that will last a lifetime.
The Great Plant Escape– Designed for Grades 4-5 but can be tweaked for a broader age/ability range, with parental supervision
The University of Illinois Extension offers this free, fun science unit that will help your students solve the mysteries of plant life!
100+ Goo Recipes– All Grades, with parental supervision
One of the greatest ways to introduce kids to science is through experiments that involve mixing things together to create something new, interesting, odd, strange, weird and fun!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
